Laundry work unit



NOV. 14,1933. J- R N ET AL 1,934,872

. LAUNDRY WORK UNIT Filed March 16, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 712 l VENTORS g/i 77 ATT"/'NEY v t 1933- J. D. MORGAN ET AL 1,934,372

LAUNDRY WORK UNIT Filed March 16, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 14, 1933 I Durham, Jackson Heights, N. 'Y., assignors to Southern Brighton Mills, Atlanta, 6a., acor- V invention;

.poration of Georgia 'APP cation'March 16,-1931, Serial No. 522,944 5 claims. (o1.-24130,5)'

The invention relates to and useful improvements in laundry bag manufacturing and Work units, andmore particularly to improvements in bag closures especially adapted [for use with netted laundrybags, but liaving'other.

applications as well.

The invention consists in the novel parts,"constructions, arrangements, combinations and'improvements herein shown and described.

f The accompanying. drawings; referred to herein and constituting a part hereof,,show' illustrative embodiments of the invention, and together with the description, serve to explain "the principles of the'inventionj c Fig. 1 is a fragmentary "elevation of a laundry bag and one form of-cl'osure embodying the in vention; I Fig. 2 is a section taken on line '2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detached perspective of one form ofthe closure tensioning, and fastening device: Fig. 4 isa fragmentary, elevation of an open bag and a modified form of closureembodyingthe Fig. 5 corresponds to Fig. fl: but shows the bag in closed position; j

Fig. 6 is'a detached perspective"-view of a modified form ofthe closure tensioning and holding device;

' The invention in certain of'its aspectsisin the nature ofan'improvement upon that of ap-' plication Ser. No. 516,603 of Julian K; Morrison,

filed February 18,'193l,but in other of itsaspect's it is otherwise applicable and useful."

"closure,'and apertured'to receive and'hold the The present invention isdirected to providing a bag closure Whichis very simple and strong, having few parts, and those of sturdyand inexpensive construction; the closure being firmly, easily and inexpensively attached to the bag, and being operable toclose the bag by simple movements, permitting the use of a free. arm

'pull; the tightly constricted closure being 'prac tically automatically caught and held in the bag constricting position as the closure is tightened. The invention provides a single holding or locking device, attached to a constricting bag closure for pulling ittight, preferably by a full arm reverse pulling movement, and having means,

preferably integral, positioned to practically automatically hold and lock the fully tensed. bag

Fig. 7 is a top plan corresponding to Fig, 6, but showing a further modification of'the" in*- 'vention; and V Fig. 8 is a detached View of'a locking device.

closing"v ember/without further move'ment' or.

manipulation by the operative; I V

The inventionfurther provides a bag closure attached'to the finishededge of theopen end of the bagduring the 'overcasting or' other finishing of theend; and as so attached being held or presented ini properdistancewithin the open bag end to be passed about and to constrict and close it.

Referring; now byway of' example to the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and for the present" to the formyo f. embodimentshown'in Figs. l to 3, a bag.

l 'is shown, which'forlaundry' work will be ofthe'open netted, or lerio weave indicated at2in Fig.1, although'thef invention'is applicable to bags made from other fabrics. The embodied ror'mjfof constricting closure 6' is preferably of ag'fiat' or' tape-like form. For the purpose of providing a unitary manuiacturing and laundry 'workunit', the closure is. attached to the 'rela-' tively. bulky, overcast, or otherwise finished edge 3 of. the mouth of the bag This provides a firm anchorage for the closure, and permits it to be attachedduring'the finishing of the b'ag'edg, therebyj obviating the labor and'expense ofa separate closureattaching operation. It is further designedto'attach-the closure so that'it will be in the'desired position preparatory to the bagclosin'g' operation. Accordingly, a short tape-dike extension'Qis fixed'to the member 6 in a suitable end of the member 9 is turned into the 'edge 3'of the bag'previous to its being overcast or otherwise. finished 'andis sewn intherewith. Thus, the closure is fixed to the bag in an exceedingly secure manner, and withoutrequiring a separate or additional operation, and the closure is automatically positioned at the proper distance within the bag edge to form the constricting closure ofthebag. i

In the embodied form of means for constricting manner, as, by means of afrivet 10, and the other 2 and holding the closed bag, themember 6 is passed through a receiving and holding, device 11 and drawn backwardly, and when in the fully tensed position, the, closure is practically auto,- maticaliy held against slipping or release. That is, the direction of the closing pull, without other movement or attention engages the tensed closure with the holding ordetent means. In the embodied form of said means, a fiat metal or other rigid member 11 has an internal aperture 12,'and it is fastened to-one end. of the closure or tape 6. Oneend of the tape 6 is passed through theaperture l2 and turned back around the narlOO row back part 13 of the holder 11, and the end is then fastened to the tape separately: or by the rivet 10. The tape 6 is provided with one or more apertures or eyelets 14, and the holder 11 has a projecting detent 15 having an elongated internal aperture 16, the projection or detent 15 preferably extending upwardly at an'angle from the front side of the holder 11.

The closure as already described is in proper position for closing the bag, and the tip 17 of the tape 6 is passed through the opening 12 of the holder 11, and may be graspedwithinf the fist and by a powerful arm movement may be pulled backwardly over the detent 15 until the open end of the bag is drawn tight within the tape 6, and practically automatically, due to the direction of pull, an aperture or eyelet 14 will slip over thethe washer, a locking device maybe passed through the aperture 16 above the tape 6, thereby absolutely locking the bag in closed position. Asshown, a spring hook 19 is snappedthrough the opening 16; The hook 19 mayhave attached thereto, or integral therewith, an identifyingtag 20, having thereon the laundry number of, the customer. There will be a sufiicient number of the hooks 19 havingthe same customers number as there are classifications for the garments and articles usually sent to'the laundry. Thus; after washing, all the garments and articles belonging the the same customer in separate bags, as classified, are reassembled by means of the identifying tags, in accordance with modern laundry'practice. p

The present preferred commercial form of the invention is shown in Figs. 4 to 6 of the drawings. In said form, the holder, corresponding to the device 11 of the preceding figures, is made of fairly heavy, stiff wire as shown at 24, the wire being bent to provide an aperture 25 corresponding'to the aperture 12, and at the middle of the front end the wire is twisted into a loop 26, which is forwardly inclined and is disposed perpendicularly to theplane of the holder itself. The openjust at the rear end of the buttonhole a wire 29 or like resistant device. This device operates in the. same way as that previously discolsed, but

with the narrow longitudinally-disposed opening, or buttonhole, the fabric of the tape 6 is very much stronger than with the larger, transverselydisposed opening, and the entire strain is taken up on the reinforced rear end of the buttonhole 27. Furthermore; with the form of detent and aperture described, when the tape is pulled backwardly to bag constricting position, the detent and buttonhole automatically aline, and pass into holding engagement without special care or attention on the part of the operator.

.The invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific mechanisms shown and describedbut departures'may be made therefrom within the scope of the accompanying claims without departing from the principles of the invention and without sacrificing its chief advantages. V i

Whatwe claim is:

V 1. As a manufacturing and laundry work unit,

a bag of fabric, a constricting closure for' the gathered bag end, and means apertured to receive the closure to permit it to be drawn tightly about the bag and a projection on said means to engage the tightly drawn closure and lock it in tightly drawn constricting position and a locking device therefor. 2. As a manufacturing and laundry work unit, alaundry bag, an apertured constricting closure for the bag, and means apertured to receive the closure to permit it to be drawn tightlyabout the bagand having an apertured projection adapted to project through an aperture in the. tightly drawn closure and hold it in constricting position and a locking device engaging the apertured proection. i V

"3, VA holding device for a flexible bag closure comprisinga member apertured to receive the closure and hold itlagainst constricting tension and a fixed detent on said member adapted to en gage and hold the tensed cl, sure by projection through an aperture in the'closure.

4. A holding device for a flexible bag closure comprising a member apertured to, receive the closure and hold it against constricting tension and a detent projecting forwardly and upwardly from the body of said member and adaptedto engage and hold the tensed closure.

5. 'A holding device for a flexible bagclosure comprising a member apertured to' receive the closure and hold it againstconstricting tension and a detent projecting forwardly and upwardly from the body of said member and adapted to engage and hold the tensed closure, said detent 

